J. Keith Hubbard has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain leadership. He has a proven track record of delivering results through operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strategic vision. Hubbard has expertise in lean methodologies, project management, global manufacturing, and engineering. Most recently, he served as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Continuous Improvement for DRS Tactical Systems, where he delivered over $11.7 million in annual savings through optimization efforts. Hubbard also has experience leading organizations with revenues over $500 million and 400+ employees as Vice President of Operations for the same company. He is skilled in areas like strategic planning, productivity improvement, cost reduction, and developing high-performing teams

1. J. KEITH HUBBARD jkeithhubbard@cfl.rr.com
109 S. Osceola Dr., IHB, FL 32937 321/704-6483 http://www.linkedin.com/in/jkeithhubbard
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP
High energy, innovative operations leader with a history of performance in an aggressive growth, demanding environment.
Particularly effective at developing best practice policies and systems that enable organizational agility, growth and ensure competitive
advantage resulting in total annual savings in excess of $11.7M.
World-Class ODM equipment manufacturer with extensive engineering expertise. Logistical, risk mitigation and problem solving
knowledge in a broad range of industries: Assembly, painting, hard mold & investment casting, plastic injection molding, extrusions, dip
brazing, CNC machining, PCA, cable & harness, PCB, plating, metal fabrication, re-manufacturing & installation.
Dynamic, charismatic leader best at articulating a vision for success and attaining stakeholder buy-in, followed by cross functional team
leadership that ensures extraordinary outcomes.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
P&L Responsibility Outsourcing Project Management Product Cost Optimization
Tactical Execution Rapid Growth Change Management Budget Planning & Control
Strategic Planning Sales Support Global Manufacturing Engineering Collaboration
Multiple Facilities Best Practices Supplier Partnerships Productivity Optimization
Capacity Utilization Inventory Turns Fortune 500 Customers Analytical Problem Solving
Lean Methodologies Financial Acumen Continuous Improvement Critical to Function Quality
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Operations and Business Consultant, Indian Harbour Beach, FL [2011 – present]
DRS Tactical Systems (formerly PCS), Melbourne, FL [2002 – 2010]
Director Strategic Initiatives and Continuous Improvement, (2009 to 2010)
Promoted to a companywide role. Integral member of Sr. Management team, a leader in strategy and authority over
Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Program/Engineering/G&A tactical execution, policies and goals reporting to Division GM.
 Organizations Managed: Manufacturing, Operations Planning, Program Planning, Manufacturing Engineering,
Test Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Strategic Initiatives. Twelve direct and 300+ indirect reports.
 Met or exceeded revenue goals for 96 consecutive quarters excelling in strategic direction and tactical execution through S&OP,
engineering expertise, best practice policies and systems, world class productivity attainment and refusal to fail.
 Lean expertise resulting in a 175% improvement in capacity utilization and 73% increase in productivity over a four year period.
 Achieved product cost control and margin goals continually improving material costs +5% resulting in annual savings of $5.2M.
 Utilized a fixed priced business model resulting in savings of $2.9M/year.
 Proven attainment of optimum employee levels, minimized overhead and raw material costs through Lean organizational
transformation, optimizing work cell teams, labor & materials on demand resulting in total annual savings in excess of $11.7M.
 P&L authority over company revenues of $502M. Executed revenue increase of $255M/103% over a two year period.
 Synchronized replenishment of targeted items increased total inventory turns from 9 to 25+ in 2 years.
 Managed IR&D budget of $20.8M for Project Management organization of 30 employees in a matrixed environment.
 Twenty years leading S&OP function. Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, negotiation and problem solving skills
enabling successful interactions with employees, customers and suppliers, all required to execute this essential role.
 Authority overseeing all organizational budgets and cost containment. Overhead and IR&D budgets totaling $95.2M.
 Led hundreds of NPI efforts into production/supply chain ensuring engineering/marketing requirement satisfaction.
Vice President of Operations, (2002 to 2008)
 Organizations Managed: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Shipping & Receiving, Operations Planning, Customer Service,
Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, Inventory and Facilities. Twelve direct and 400+ indirect reports.
 P&L authority over company revenues of $247M.
 Executed one year revenue increase of $71M/66%, two year revenue increase of $105M/140%.
 Strategized PRR process coupled with a quick set up/tear down flex line resulting in a 92% reduction in build cycle time.
 Directly managed quality. 100% success rate on all external audits: Customer, ISO, FDA, DCMA, EHS, Finance & Corporate.
 Created and directly managed supply chain network optimizing supplier engagement resulting in annual savings of $1.75M.
 Recruited, developed and led world class management team maintaining 100% retention from 2005 – 2010.
 Led operations during period of increased revenues of <$1M to $247M, Op Inc +25%/year maintaining positive cash flow.
BS Degree in Engineering Technology – Operations; BS Degree in Liberal Studies; University of Central Florida – Orlando, FL
Excel in managing operating budgets in excess of $300M and organizations in excess of 400 employees